Loose-leaff-backjire member



H. C- MILLER.

LOOSE LEAF BACKING MEMBER.

' ATION man NOV 1 1918 11,314,687. I I 'PatentedSept.2,1919.

' ATTORNEY i scams mm c. MILLER, for; MILWAUKEE, wrseolvsm;

toosnstnnr-necxrne MEMBER.

To dllwlibm' it mag "concern."

Be it known that I, HENRY Q. MILLER, a citizenof the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in "the county of Milwaukee and State-of .Wisco'nsi'n, have invented certain new; and useful Improvements in Loose- Leaf-Backing Members and: I do hereby declare'tha' the followingisa full,

eXac't description thereof. a y

invention relates t new and useful improvements in loose leaf supporting "declear, and

vices, more particularlyof that type wherein'theseries of leaves are slidabl mounted one red and? are confined by 'a 'bac tingmema her which i'sslidablelto provide 'finger space between the leaves "and 'tocompen sate for increasing or' diminishing thebocly ofv leaves. I D It istheob'ject of my invention to prohereinafter described and defined by the apvide; an improved meanswhereby the back ing member may be supported either in an inclined position to-"provid'e fingering space between the upperjportion of the body of leaves, or may: be supported 'ina vertical positionclamplng theenti're body of leaves. 4

*A moredetailed: object resides in the provision "of an arrangement whereb the vertical or inclined position of the [backing memterma be selectively prccura *by a simple} lateral shifting "movement of said member; 7

. With the above and other objects and ad vantagesin. view, which will be apparent as the"description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel features of construction, combination 'and' arrangement of parts as pended claims.

her in inclined or posting position.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of a posting cabinet equipped with my. improved backing members, and

Fig. 6 is a composite view showing in elevation the portions of the backing member Specification of Letters rarest.

Patented Sept; 2, 1919-.

- Application and November 1, 1918. Serial noxzos'z'e.

which receive the leaf holdingrod'of the cabinet.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, 5 designates the a usual holding rod of a loose-leaf retainer which, as shown in Fig. 5 is usually supported' on a suitable base member 6 and slightly: spaced thereabove whereby to enga ge in the; slotsor recessesof a body of loose leaves 7 supported on the base, which base may co'mprise a s'lidable drawer or tray.

My improved backing member comprises: a clamping body plate 8 adapted to engage against one end of the bodyoi leaves-on the rod,- and provided with'a recess 8 receivingthe rod 5 and of such width as to permit transverse movement of the 'plate on the rod. A reinforcing plate 9 of relatively strong and thick metal is secured to the intermediate lower portion of thebody-plate 8" andis provided with a horizontallyelongated slot IOjadj'a'cent its lowerend-that registers with the upper portion of the recess: 9 of the body plate. Thelowered'geoflthe reinforcing plate 9-isoutward1y directed at- 11' to afford a'brace rib on the plate. A spring-plate 12 is secured at its upper-edge to the upper edge portion o'f'the reinforcing plate by rivets 13' passed through all of said plates, and the spring plateextends divergent-1y downward from it's pointof securement. Adjacent the rod 5, thespring plateis recessed from its bottom ed e and-*sa'id recess s provided at its ends wit inward extensions 14 andas of diflerentiallengtlisaf 'fording seats for the rod 5, the seat afi'orded by the recess extension 14 being disposed at a greater elevation than the seat afforded by the recess extension 15, and the intermediate portion of the inner edge of the recess forms a nib between the seats preventing accidental passage of the rod from the lower to the higher seat.

Thus, referring more particulary to Figs. 2 and 4 it is seen that the slot 10 of the reinforcing late 9 provides a sliding fulcrum for the acking plate whereby said plate may be slid on the rod in accordance with variation with the thickness of the body of leaves held in the device, and whereby the plate may be rocked on the rod to assume a vertical right-angular position with respect to the rod, or may lie at an outward inclination to afiord. fingering s ace between the upper portions of theleaves. The backing plate is held in such vertical position "by ene. gagement of the rod 5 in the seat 115, and is held in an inclined position by engagement of the rod 5 in the higher seat 14,'- and the rod may be selectively disposed in either of these seats by merely swingingthebacking plate slightly past its 'verticaLclamping p'o-j a v I backing plate and provided Witha'plurality of rod seating; portions selectively engagesition'and then shifting the backing plate transversely of the rod .y. -T he-sprin plate 8 in addition to serving this adjustab e sup= I porting ifunction;,also; efliciently discharges its conventional function of holding "the ba'ckin plate against movement away from the b0 ywof leaves, while at the same time permittin'g free movement of the-body plate theretoward,1itbeing of course understood that the back may be manipulated to permijt reverse 3 movement thereof when desired, In Fig, "5, I have shOWn a portion of a I postingcabinet having one of my improved t I backing membersjdisposed'at each end ofthe body of leaves.- :Thus byshifting both of theplates, to their inclined position, 2a; maxi- I mum wfinger {room is afforded between the 7 leaves whereby a the; posting opera-tionior /other manipulation of the leaves pivotal sliding mounting) may be mostconveniently carriedout. 3 1

What is claimed is: y,

,1. A backing member 0, the class ,described comprising a'body plate adapted for pivotal sliding mounting on a holding rod; and :a support member carried by the body plateand having rod 1 seats in differential angular relation to the point; of engagement of the body platewith the rod, saidseatsbeing selectively-,engageable with the rod to holdthe plate in various angularrelations with respect tpithe rod. v 2. A backing member of the class de scribed comprising a body plate adapted for onaholding rod, a

spring- -memberfcarried ysaid plate, and a plurality lQ ing portions carriedby I five cents conies or patent in ay be obtained for a z r jr'w' said spring member tohold the plate in differing angular relationsiwith respect to the rod."

3. 'A backing member of the class deable upon transverse movement of the plate, to hold the plate inw diiferingzangular'relations with respectxto the rod. 4, A-- backing-1nem]0er of the class de: scribed :comprising a body plate provided With ianopening in its lower portion, are;

inforcing plate securedto the body plate andcovering, said opening and provided with a transverse slot invregistry'with' said-open ing for reception of a holding'rod, the lower edge of the reinforcing plate being "laterally bent, aisupport plate secured to theupper portion ofthe reinforcing plate and diver;

gent therefrom, and: a plurality of rod seating portions. carried: by said support plate to hold the bo'dyj plate in" differing angular relatiOnSrWith respect to the rod; 1

5,. A backing member. of the to receive: a holding vrod and permitting transverse movement'of the plate: on therod, anda'support plate securedto the body plate scribed; comprising a bodyplate provided with an openingin its lowerportion' adapted andjhaying its lower-portion spacedtfrom the.

opening thereof and provided ,witha, rod re-J ceivingF-rec'ess having spaced 5 inward extentions of difierentialwlengths @forming seats for the rod v a In' testimony: that 12 claim'the. foregoing I have hereunto-set. my handat Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee,; and StateofsWis-t; cons1n.' v m 1i HENRYcl'MiLiERIfTi each, by addres sing". the: l 

